Genre Police: All Adventurers Welcome
In fantasy worlds, there’s no need to assume that people of any stripe have been held back by the oppression of the more powerful or that their culture mirrors Earth.
In fantasy worlds, there’s no need to assume that people of any stripe have been held back by the oppression of the more powerful or that their culture mirrors Earth.
Thoughts on my style of Games Mastering. What is your’s like?
“We need to talk about the term ‘homebrew’,” argues professional DM Ben Jackson-Ellery in the Genre Police’s search for a common gaming language. Why has the meaning changed?
Our lives change constantly, as do our views and levels of creativity. For those of us who construct vast Dungeons & Dragons settings and worlds for our players to place their characters in and explore, this brings a dilemma. How do we stay true to all the wild escapades, heart-racing adventures, and ground-breaking campaigns that occur in our world? We all have an opinion on the role of canon in works of fiction—and we should carve one out for our own worlds as well.
What is your favorite familiar, and why is it a cat? 🙂
Working on fleshing out an RPG/D&D character? Use conflicting motivations and goals to force difficult decisions and help flesh out who you want to be!
Everyone has a character that starts out ridiculous and somehow becomes a cornerstone.
When, and how, should the GM use charm effects?
Looking at the situation at my table, where we entered a system lull, and what I could have done differently, as the GM, to shake things up. This is not a post about food!
This is a topic we’ve had on our minds for a while!